"It is a unyielding truth that the stoutest timber is forged in the fiercest gales, not in the sheltered grove — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I look for material that both interest me and challenges me. If I am drawn to the material and I have to work hard at it, the characters and the plots reflect the hours and hours of research."

"Wisdom principle 97 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 40."

"It is a quiet truth that energy directed with unwavering focus can bend the arc of destiny — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude."

"Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom."

"My mom's never been married. I've never even seen my mom kiss a dude."

"The greatest deception is forgetting that the heart sees what is invisible to the eye."